>>>No car unless employment necessitates it, one TV, one computer, one sound system and £40 per person maximum per week on food per person
Hmmm.
I've only got a car because I need it for work (but I take public transport far more often). It cost me £350 about 5 years ago.
My TV is an old Sony Trinitron CRT set, bought for a fiver at auction.
My computer is an ancient XP desktop, also picked up for a few quid at auction. (OK, I admit to owning a £60 tablet and a netbook as well but I probably don't use either for more than a few minutes each month, so I could easily do without them).
Sound system? What's that?
£40 per week on food? Up until a couple of years ago, I was struggling to survive on a tenner a week for food (and I certainly don't spend anything like £40 per week now).
I've had just two nights 'holiday' (actually staying in a hotel, rather than day trips) in the past quarter of a century.
My heating consists of a single oil-filled radiator.
So what (other, possibly than this beer I'm enjoying) am I supposed to give up?